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John From Cincinnati was an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that airs on HBO. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writers David Milch and Kem Nunn, whose novels have been termed surf noir.[1] The series began filming in October 2006, and premiered on June 10, 2007. The series was cancelled by HBO on August 13, 2007, one day after the broadcast of the season one finale.[2] The series stars Bruce Greenwood, Austin Nichols, Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Luke Perry, Brian Van Holt, Dayton Callie, Jim Beaver, Garret Dillahunt, Willie Garson, Luis Guzmán, Emily Rose, and Ed O'Neill among others.[3] Milch previously created Deadwood and co-created NYPD Blue.[4] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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David S. Milch (March 23, 1945, Buffalo, New York) is an American television writer and producer. ...
Kem Nunn is an American fiction novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. ...
Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian actor. ...
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca J. Pearch on August 29, 1959)[1] is an American film and television actress. ...
Austin Nichols (born April 24, 1980) is an American actor. ...
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Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Dylan Michael McKay in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. ...
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Luis Guzmán is a Puerto Rican actor. ...
Willie Garson (born 1964 in Highland Park, New Jersey) is an American actor. ...
Matt Winston as Crewman Daniels Matt Winston is an American actor, the son of special effects wizard Stan Winston. ...
Garret Dillahunt as Jack McCall Garret Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964 in Alameda, California) is an American actor who began his career on Broadway but later began pursuing film and television roles. ...
Brian Van Holt, born July 6, 1969, in Waukegan, Illinois. ...
Jim Beaver (born August 12, 1950) (real name James Norman Beaver, Jr. ...
Paula Malcomson (or Paula Malcolmson), is an Irish actress born in Belfast. ...
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HBO (Home Box Office) is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner. ...
June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport. ...
View of the Pacific Ocean from Imperial Beach Imperial Beach is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
HBO (Home Box Office) is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner. ...
David S. Milch (March 23, 1945, Buffalo, New York) is an American television writer and producer. ...
Kem Nunn is an American fiction novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. ...
June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian actor. ...
Austin Nichols (born April 24, 1980) is an American actor. ...
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca J. Pearch on August 29, 1959)[1] is an American film and television actress. ...
Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Dylan Michael McKay in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. ...
Brian Van Holt, born July 6, 1969, in Waukegan, Illinois. ...
Jim Beaver (born August 12, 1950) (real name James Norman Beaver, Jr. ...
Garret Dillahunt as Jack McCall Garret Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964 in Alameda, California) is an American actor who began his career on Broadway but later began pursuing film and television roles. ...
Willie Garson (born 1964 in Highland Park, New Jersey) is an American actor. ...
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956[1]) is a Puerto Rican actor. ...
Emily Rose is an American actress. ...
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David S. Milch (March 23, 1945, Buffalo, New York) is an American television writer and producer. ...
Deadwood is an American television drama series that premiered in March 2004 on HBO. The series is a Western set in the 1870s in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. ...
NYPD Blue was an Emmy Award-winning hour long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ...
The series included surfing sequences by well-respected surfers Brock Little, Keala Kennelly, Dan Malloy, John-John Florence, Shane Beschen, and Herbie Fletcher.[5] See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ...
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Surfer. ...
The program dealt with a strange young man of mysterious origin and the effect he has on a community and in particular a dysfunctional family of professional surfers.
The series' theme song is "Johnny Appleseed", performed by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. A diverse soundtrack, other songs used include "Tic" by Kava Kava and songs from TV on the Radio, Muse, Buddy Guy, Kasabian and the Yardbirds. The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer for three albums prior to his death in 2002. ...
Kava is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. ...
TV on the Radio is a New York City indie rock band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as free jazz, a cappella/doo-wop, soul, trip-hop and electro. ...
In Greek mythology, the Muses (Greek , Mousai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- think[1]) are a number of goddesses or spirits who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music and dance. ...
George Buddy Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues and rock guitarist and singer. ...
Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicestershire, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals), Chris Edwards (bass) and Chris Karloff (guitar and keyboards). ...
Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ...
Cast and characters
Main Cast: | Actor | Role | Description | | Bruce Greenwood | Mitch Yost | An aging and proud professional surfer who co-owns a surf shop with his wife. Their marriage is tumultuous, primarily due to Mitch's self-indulgent behavior and Cissy's overbearing personality. Mitch has come to believe that surfing should be an end unto itself, and that judged competitive events have tainted the sport. | | Rebecca De Mornay | Cissy Yost | Mitch's stubborn wife who tends to disagree with her husband and co-owns the surf shop with Mitch. It is revealed that when her son Butchie was an adolescent, and she was under the influence of LSD, Cissy caught him masturbating and proceeded to show him "how to do that". Her regret and self-incrimination over this event had a serious impact on her emotions. | | Brian Van Holt | Mitch "Butchie" Yost II | Mitch's heroin-addicted son and professional surfer, whose painful adolescence has rendered him emasculated and incapable of shouldering great responsibility. Became a professional surfer after signing with Linc Stark then revolutionized the sport by popularizing aerials in surfing. Is the father of Shaun Yost. | | Austin Nichols | John Monad | A mysterious person, seemingly mentally challenged, who often repeats what he has already heard or what people are thinking, and can manifest requested objects through his pockets. He appears to be able to perform astral projection. During the projection, John is able to converse naturally, without resorting to only repeating words already spoken by others. | | Ed O'Neill | Bill Jacks | An obsessive retired police officer and friend of the Yosts who tends to babble and talk to himself, and constantly tries to fill the hole that Butchie has made in Shaun's life. His house is filled with caged birds, with whom he converses. | | Luke Perry | Linc Stark | A surf talent scout, manager and agent. Owner of Stinkweed surf products. Recently bought out by his financial backers. | | Luis Guzman | Ramon Gaviota | Manager and caretaker of the Snug Harbor Motel. | | Matt Winston | Barry Cunningham | A mentally unstable man who recently won the mega-millions lottery and bought the local Snug Harbor Motel; went to grade school with Butchie. He experienced sexual abuse by Mr. Rollins in room 24 of the motel as a young teenager and originally purchased it with the intent to tear it down. Was bullied in high school, specifically by Butchie Yost. A blow to the head caused him to develop epileptic seizures during which he has visions that guide his decisions. | | Willie Garson | Meyer Dickstein | Lawyer and huge surf fan who hangs around the Snug Harbor Motel, and who arranged the sale of the hotel to the new owner, Barry Cunningham. | | Greyson Fletcher | Shaun Yost | 14-year-old son of Butchie Yost and Tina Blake; surf prodigy. Tina gave Shaun to his grandparents, Cissy and Mitch Yost, to raise the day he was born. | | Keala Kennelly | Kai | A young woman surfer who works at the Yosts' surf shop. She is friends with Shaun Yost, and usually surfs with him. Dated Butchie in high school. | | Jim Beaver | Vietnam Joe | A war veteran who helps people cross the Mexican border into the U.S. illegally. Grows and smokes marijuana. | | Garret Dillahunt | Dr. Michael Smith | The neurologist who treated Shaun after a surfing accident. Subsequently resigned to shield Shaun from undue scrutiny after Shaun's miracle recovery from a broken neck sustained while winning his first surf competition. | | Dayton Callie | Steady Freddie Lopez | A drug dealer from Hawaii with ties to the Yost family, particulary Butchie. | | Emily Rose | Cass | A filmmaker formerly employed by Linc Stark to seduce Mitch and break up Mitch and Cissy's marriage because, unlike Cissy, Mitch does not want Shaun to become a competition surfer, especially with Linc Stark, whom Mitch blames for Butchie's disastrous failings. | | Paul Ben-Victor | Palaka | An associate of Steady Freddie Lopez. | | Chandra West | Tina Blake | Shaun's mother. She now works as a pornographic actress and prostitute but wants to leave the business. | | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | Jake Ferris | Linc Stark's business partner. | | Matt Maher | Dwayne | Harelipped maintainer of the Yost family web site. Usually works out of Jerri's coffee shop. | | Paula Malcomson | Jerri | Operates local coffee shop. | Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian actor. ...
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca J. Pearch on August 29, 1959)[1] is an American film and television actress. ...
Brian Van Holt, born July 6, 1969, in Waukegan, Illinois. ...
Austin Nichols (born April 24, 1980) is an American actor. ...
John Monad is a fictional character who appears on the HBO original series John From Cincinnati. ...
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Luke Perry (born Coy Luther Perry III on October 11, 1966)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Dylan Michael McKay in the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210. ...
Luis Guzmán is a Puerto Rican actor. ...
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Jim Beaver (born August 12, 1950) (real name James Norman Beaver, Jr. ...
Garret Dillahunt as Jack McCall Garret Dillahunt (born November 24, 1964 in Alameda, California) is an American actor who began his career on Broadway but later began pursuing film and television roles. ...
Emily Rose is an American actress. ...
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Cancellation, Viewer Reaction, and Campaign One day after the finale aired, HBO made it official the show will not come back for a second season.[6]
The pilot for the series was shown directly after the highly anticipated finale of The Sopranos, but it failed to capture an audience. The Sopranos received an audience of 11.9 million people (the highest rating on the show since its fifth season premiere in 2004), according to Nielsen Ratings. The finale led into the John from Cincinnati premiere which had an audience of 3.4 million viewers, less than one third of The Sopranos finale's total audience. HBO studio executives remain adamant that the Nielsen Rating system is unreliable and inaccurate. The low ratings may also be the reaction of an audience that was shocked by The Sopranos series finale.[7] The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase and originally broadcast on the HBO network. ...
When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ...
The second episode's ratings also slipped. A total of 1.2 million people watched the episode, which is a drop of 2.2 million viewers.[8]
The fifth episode averaged 1.3 million viewers, an 8.33% increase over the previous week, according to the Nielsen ratings. [9]
According to Newsweek, John from Cincinnati's audience is "sure to be small, but devout, and that's just fine with HBO." [10]
It is unknown if a DVD of the series is going to be released.
An online petition has been started to bring back the show.
http://www.petitiononline.com/savejfc/petition.html
Fans can also write to:
Richard Plepler
VP Admin Service/Public Relations
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
List of episodes
Season 1 (2007) | # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original airdate | Production code | | 01 | "His Visit, Day One" | David Milch & Kem Nunn | Mark Tinker | June 10, 2007 | 101 | | A stranger called John arrives in a small shore-side town--Imperial Beach, California-- on the Mexican border, where he befriends a legendary surfing family, the Yosts. Meanwhile, Mitch prohibits his grandson, Shaun, from attending a surfing competition and local businessmen Dickstein and Ramon devise a plan to sell their property, The Snug Harbor Motel. David S. Milch (March 23, 1945, Buffalo, New York) is an American television writer and producer. ...
Kem Nunn is an American fiction novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. ...
Mark Tinker (born January 16, 1951) is an American television producer and director. ...
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| | 02 | "His Visit, Day Two" | Kem Nunn | Gregg Fienberg | June 17, 2007 | 102 | | A drug dealer surfaces on Imperial Beach looking for Butchie. Linc expresses interest in sponsoring Shaun in his next competition. Barry decides not to raze the Snug Harbor Motel after a vision told him not to. Kem Nunn is an American fiction novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. ...
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| | 03 | "His Visit, Day Two Continued" | Ted Mann | Mark Tinker | June 24, 2007 | 103 | | Dr. Smith is brought to a revelation that something miraculous occurred in Shaun's hospital room in order to revive him. Kai brings John back to her home to determine whether he is telling the truth. Cass turns out to be a source of comfort for Mitch, who is completely oblivious to her affiliation with Linc. Ted Mann (April 16, 1916 – January 15, 2001) was an American businessman, film who famously changed the name of Graumans Chinese Theater to Manns Chinese Theater when he purchased the National General Theatre chain that owned it in 1973. ...
Mark Tinker (born January 16, 1951) is an American television producer and director. ...
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| | 04 | "His Visit, Day Three" | Regina Corrado | John McNaughton | July 1, 2007 | 104 | | Some thugs rough up John; Kai connects with Butchie; Dr. Smith gets a new patient; Shaun's mother arrives in Imperial Beach. John McNaughton (born January 13, 1950) is an American film director, originally from Chicago, Illinois. ...
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| | 05 | "His Visit, Day Four" | Steve Hawk | Ed Bianchi | July 8, 2007 | 105 | | Zippy issues Bill an unusual mandate; Shaun's porn-star mother lets the Yosts know she's back. Edward Bianchi (born April 24, 1942) is an American television producer and director. ...
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| | 06 | "His Visit, Day Five" | Alix Lambert | Tom Vaughan | July 15, 2007 | 106 | | John tries to help Cissy and Bill confront events that occurred in the past. Meanwhile, Butchie attempts to organize a reunion between his son Shaun and biological mother Tina. Tom Vaughan is an actor who currently plays Spike in UK Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. ...
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| | 07 | "His Visit, Day Six" | Nichole Beattie | Jeremy Podeswa | July 22, 2007 | 107 | | Linc's Stinkweed reign is challenged; Dwayne eyes Shaun's online future; Dr. Smith tends to Palaka. Jeremy Podeswa (born 1962) is a Canadian/American film and television director. ...
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| | 08 | "His Visit, Day Seven" | Abby Gewanter | Jesse Bochco | July 29, 2007 | 108 | | The citizens of Imperial Beach fear for Shaun's safety after John gives them an ominous message. is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 09 | "His Visit, Day Eight" | Wayne Loren Wilson | Adam Davidson | August 5, 2007 | 109 | | Shaun goes missing, and it is posited that John may be a robot. (b. ...
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| | 10 | "His Visit, Day Nine" | Zack Whedon | Dan Minahan | August 12, 2007 | 110 | | Butchie and Kai wake up to a joyous revelation; Imperial Beach plays host to a makeshift parade organized by a revamped Stinkweed. Daniel Minahan is an American television and film director and writer. ...
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References - ^ (November 12, 2004) Author Interview: Kem Nunn, Bookbuffet.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i8803fbdaa49bcaf5cf016636f2150c35
- ^ Martin, Denise, (October 22, 2006) Surf's up for Milch as HBO takes skein, Variety.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- ^ Havrilesky, Heather, (May 03, 2005) The man behind "Deadwood", Salon.com. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
- ^ (Myers, Nathan) On The Set: John from Cincinnati, SurfingMagazine.com. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
- ^ It's Official: HBO Cancels 'John From Cincinnati'. Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
- ^ http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-ratings13jun13,0,3695012.story?coll=cl-tv-features
- ^ http://www.maconareaonline.com/news.asp?id=17554
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-07-10-nielsens-analysis_N.htm
- ^ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/18987002/site/newsweek/page/2/
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